Biology for nursing entrance exams worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is diffusion?

  1. AMovement of water through a membrane using ATP
  2. BMovement of particles from a higher to a lower concentration
  3. CMovement of particles from a lower to a higher concentration
  4. DThe cell swallowing large particles in a vesicle
2.Easy

What is an organism's genotype?

  1. AThe traits that can be seen or measured
  2. BThe alleles it carries for a trait
  3. CThe number of cells in its body
  4. DThe environment in which it lives
3.Easy

What does gel electrophoresis separate?

  1. ABlood into plasma and cells
  2. BDNA fragments by size
  3. CChromosomes by their colour
  4. DCells by their shape
4.Medium

What is a random sample?

  1. AA group made only of people who volunteer to take part
  2. BA group where everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen
  3. CA group chosen because they are likely to support the hypothesis
  4. DA group chosen by the researcher because they are easy to reach and willing
5.Medium

Why is red-green colour blindness more common in males than in females?

  1. AMales have one X chromosome, so one allele is enough
  2. BThe allele is carried on the Y chromosome
  3. CThe allele is dominant in males and recessive in females
  4. DFemales cannot inherit the allele from their fathers
6.Medium

Where does the oxygen released by photosynthesis come from?

  1. AFrom carbon dioxide molecules that are split
  2. BFrom chlorophyll that is used up
  3. CFrom water molecules that are split
  4. DFrom glucose that is broken down
7.Hard

Why does each enzyme usually act on only one type of substrate?

  1. AThe shape of its active site fits only that substrate
  2. BSubstrates are made by the enzyme itself
  3. CEnzymes can only work inside the nucleus
  4. DEach enzyme contains the DNA of its substrate
8.Hard

How does a population of bacteria become resistant to an antibiotic?

  1. AEach bacterium learns to resist the drug after being exposed
  2. BThe patient's immune system makes the bacteria resistant
  3. CA few bacteria already carry resistance genes, survive the drug and multiply
  4. DThe antibiotic deliberately creates the exact mutation the bacteria need

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Movement of particles from a higher to a lower concentration
  2. 2. B · The alleles it carries for a trait
  3. 3. B · DNA fragments by size
  4. 4. B · A group where everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen
  5. 5. A · Males have one X chromosome, so one allele is enough
  6. 6. C · From water molecules that are split
  7. 7. A · The shape of its active site fits only that substrate
  8. 8. C · A few bacteria already carry resistance genes, survive the drug and multiply

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